Duncan - Keokuk (per official CB&Q record in "31) had a balanced bucket
style blt. by Fairbanks-Morse in "13. Was 150# capy, 18' x 28' wood frame
const. with a 10' x 32' concrete machinery house powered by a F-M type T
12-hp gas engine. It had one coal pocket serving 2 tracks and also had a 8'
x 8' tank compressor sanding facility also serving 2 tracks. Lump coal was
used with 36# ave. daily use with a sprinkler system for fire protection.
Gerald Edgar
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